Previous posts for June 21th are found here: Alois Hába (2019), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (2020), Lalo Schifrin (2021), Henry Holden Huss; Louis Krasner (2022), and Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2023)
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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795) was a harpsichordist and composer, the fifth son of J. S. Bach, and is sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach".
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: A Moral Tale
One assessment says of him "He was an industrious composer, ... whose work reflects no discredit on the family name." A significant portion of J. C. F. Bach's output was lost in the WWII destruction of the library where the scores had been on deposit since 1917. – adapted from Wikipedia
A verse today where we enshrine
A son of Bach, the fifth in line
This son had talent, he had drive,
It should have kept his name alive.
But much what he had in score
Was lost to bombing in the War.
It’s thus the gods and Fate conspire
To do their deeds with flood and fire.
And when Powers indulge their taste
For war, calamity, and waste,
A lifetime’s work can be effaced.
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